Unfortunately I don't see playoffs happening next year, though I think realignment might help us by shipping Detroit out and Columbus out too it lessens the rivals for that 7-8 playoff seed.

We have to make sure we are better than Winnipeg though.

There isn't really a 7-8 playoff seed anymore, but to come in as the second wildcard crossing over to Division B, assuming St. Louis and Chicago are untouchable, we need to beat all but one of the rest.

This means not only Winnipeg, but Minnesota, Dallas and Nashville. If Minnesota is the best of that bunch, there's a decent chance there if we're better than the rest.